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Trade shows in China offer U.S. exporters valuable opportunities to connect with Chinese buyers. This report highlights vetted 2025 trade shows in China, including three USDA-endorsed trade shows, helping exporters showcase products and navigate market opportunities effectively.

On November 5-10, ATO Shanghai organized the American Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world’s largest expo for imported products. This was the second time for ATO to organize this pavilion with the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.

On October 18, 2024, the People's Republic of China (PRC) notified National Food Safety Standard for Flavorings to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1315.

On November 29, 2024, the State Council Tariff Commission (SCTC) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced an extension of the Section 301 retaliatory tariff exclusion period for sorbitol along with several other non-agricultural commodities to February 28, 2025.

Post raises its marketing year (MY) 2024/25 cotton production estimate to 6.2 million metric tons (MMT) on record high yields of more than 2.1 MT per hectare.

Turkiye’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to increase to 865,000 metric tons (MT; 3.97 million bales), since farmers planted cotton on larger area in response to temporary cotton price hikes during the planting season and because of better yields compared to last MY due to better weather conditions.

Under a new policy, importers of wine and distilled spirits whose domestic agents are registered within the Shanghai Free Trade Zone are no longer required to register the U.S. producer name and brand as a trademark in China prior to commercial sales.

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) Bureau of Import and Export Food Safety (BIEFS) updated the list of products and codes subject to Decree 248.

On October 30, 2024, the National Agriculture Technology Extension Service Center (NATESC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released its supply and demand forecast for major crop seeds (i.e., rice, corn, wheat, soybean, cotton, and rapeseed) for Marketing Year (MY) 2024/25 at the National Seed Information Exchange and Commodity Trading Fair.

On November 15, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation announced that, effective December 1, the 13 percent export tax rebate for used cooking oil (UCO) under HS code 151800 would be eliminated.

On October 25, 2024 the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) published a National Smart Agriculture Action Plan (2024-2028) (hereafter “Action Plan”).

On October 18, 2024, China notified National Food Safety Standard for Sterilized Milk Amendment No. 1 to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1322.